Category Archives: Commissioners

During the three years I served on our stake high council, I was a unit commissioner and the Stake Young Men High Council Advisor. The entire time I wished for on-demand commissioner training that I could offer our team. Because there wasn’t a succinct online training, I made a few PowerPoints and toughed my way through the National […]

Commissioners, like all Scout leaders, deserve to be recognized for all they do. The awards and recognition available to commissioners in the BSA were updated May 1, 2016. Odds are, you may not have heard of some of these awards or maybe you are just not aware of the new requirements for earning them. Whether […]

When you attend a Commissioner College you will find that it is set up like a traditional college, with requirements that can lead you to bachelors, masters, and doctorate “degrees” in commissioner science. I am going to share a little insight into the process and an overview of the requirements to earn a degree in […]

What is Commissioner College? Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow is a full day of training specifically for Cub Scout leaders and the University of Scouting is a full day of training with classes specifically for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity and Venturing leaders. A College of Commissioner Science or Commissioner College is a full day of […]

What is a Unit Commissioner? I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked that over the past 10 years. The question is most likely to come up at roundtable as I am teaching something and in the process I say something like “and your Unit Commissioner can help you…”. Inevitably someone will […]

The new-unit commissioner is one of the key players in our process for starting and sustaining new units. (See the Unit Performance Guide p. 24.) Effective recruiting is essential to effective unit service. We intuitively understand that a “servant’s heart” is an asset every commissioner should have. Specific unit service positions may require other skills. For […]

The following is a letter I sent to my fellow Unit Commissioners: HAVE to share with you all what happened tonight. Heavenly Father is soooooooooo cool!!!!! So, I met a couple of months ago with the Primary President and her Counselor over Cubs for one of the wards I serve. We went over everything; leaders, […]